New Zealand offers unique conservation areas where visitors can try their luck at gold hunting. Known as "fossicking," panning for gold is legal. However, that's provided visitors do it in the permit-free areas set aside as recreational areas. With 16 designated areas dotted … [Read more...]
New Zealand: Hiking the Abel Tasman Coast Track, What You Need To Know
New Zealand's Abel Tasman Coast Track is idyllic for those people who enjoy hiking, overnighting in huts, or backpack camping. Located at the top of the South Island, the 60km (37 miles) takes three to five days in one direction. However, thanks to water taxi services operating … [Read more...]